Patrick Olarey Doherty

Patrick was born July 22, 1939 in Seattle, Wash., to Bruce and Jean Doherty. After his family relocated to Portland he attended Ainsworth Elementary and Lincoln High School. Pat guided his Lincoln High teams to State Championships in both basketball and baseball. He then attended Santa Clara University where he earned a bachelor’s degree. After college Pat worked for the General Electric Company until he joined his father at Doherty Ford in Forest Grove. Pat succeeded his father as the Dealer Principal of the Ford agency from 1973 until 2013. Under his leadership the dealership was able to survive two major recessions and earn multiple sales and customer satisfaction awards. Pat also served as the Chairman of the Northwest Ford Dealer's Advertising Association. In 1974 Pat married the love of his life Yiannoula. In addition to the three children from his first marriage and Yianna's four from her first marriage they had two more children of their own. The two of them shared 44 years of beautiful marriage and never a dull moment. Their lives were spent traveling, one of their favorite destinations being Yianna's remote village in Greece, enjoying friendships, and most of all family, lots of family.

Pat was preceded in death by his parents, Bruce and Jean Doherty. He is survived by his wife, Yianna; children, Brennan, Kristin, Deirdre, Michael, Patrick, Anastasia, George, Mag and Demetri; siblings, Maureen, Mike, Colleen, Tim, Denny, Brian, Kevin, Kelly; and 18 grandchildren.

Services to be held at Noon, Saturday, March 30, 2019, at St. Thomas More Church, 3525 S.W. Patton Rd., Portland, OR. Reception to follow at Portland Golf Club, 5900 S.W. Scholls Ferry Rd., Portland, OR. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Doernbecher Children's Hospital.